Antibiotic susceptibility of ESBL-producing urinary isolates at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Tiruchirappalli South India

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 443-446

  Selvakumar, B N ^a   Jasmine, R ^b  

^a CSI Mission General Hospital   (India)

^b HOLY CROSS COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Double disc synergy test; ESBL; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; NETILMICIN; NITROFURANTOIN; NORFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INDIA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MORGANELLA MORGANII; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 34249861734     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2007.443.446     Document Type: Article

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